RARE NAVY CONVAIR YF2Y SEA DART | at Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum, Willow Grove, Pa.

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This Sea Dart is one of five contracted by the Navy as a new prototype for a seaplane.

One Sea Dart disintegrated in midair in 1954, killing its pilot.

The remaining four Sea Darts survive in museums.

The Convair F2Y Sea Dart was an American seaplane fighter aircraft that rode on twin retractable hydro-skis during takeoff and landing.

It flew only as a prototype, and never entered mass production. It is the only seaplane to have exceeded the speed of sound.

The aircraft first flew in December, 1954. The project was eventually canceled.

This aircraft, Bureau No. 135764, was acquired by the Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association in 1987 and put on display after a complete restoration.

Specifications:
*Service Dates: Circa 1955
*Power Plant: Two Westinghouse J-46-WE-32 turbojets, 3400 pounds thrust each
*Max Speed: 825 mph
*Range: 513 miles
*Dimensions: Wingspan 33-feet, 8-inches; Length 52-feet, 7 inches; Height 20-feet, 9-inches with skis extended
*Gross weight: 21,500 pounds

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